Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that it opened a new investigation into a state health department’s behavioral-health licensing practices. The investigation will examine whether the state’s licensing standards, interpretations, or enforcement activities for behavioral-health facilities and licensed professionals comply with federal conscience and equal-treatment laws.Continue Reading HHS OCR Investigates State Licensing: Enforcement Focus on Federal Conscience and Religious-Liberty Protections